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Tewksbury's Ryan named Methuen football coach

METHUEN -- Tewksbury's Tom Ryan has been named as the new varsity football coach at Methuen High School.

Ryan succeeds two-year coach Tom Tone, who had taken over for Lowell native Patrick Graham, who enjoyed great success at Methuen. The Rangers have gone 6-16 over the past two years.

The 32-year-old Ryan is a history teacher at Tewksbury High, where he has also been an assistant football and baseball coach for 12 years. He was defensive coordinator under head coach Brian Aylward the last seven seasons.

Ryan will be leaving his post as an assistant baseball coach at Tewksbury High.

A native of Rockland, Ryan was a three-year starter and a captain at Springfield College.

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